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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I'd make it less about the sibling and more about the family. E.g. "Sunday we are going to spend the afternoon going at the trampoline park," not, "Larla really wants you to go on the trampoline park. Will you go? Why not? Why aren't you being supportive of your sister?"

But also, pick and choose your battles. It's fine to require family time, but know that it may feel like a burden to one or more family members. Is it worth the cost?[/quote]

+1. Set it up as family expectations, not to be there so younger DD isn’t bored. We plan family events ahead of time and they need to be there for them. In addition, each kid has to make it to at least one game a season for their sibling. Anything more is optional. Rare events like recitals, if the sibling doesn’t have a conflict (that is not just practice), they need to attend.

Beyond that, we don’t force them to spend time together. But, there are times when we say no screens, and then they do find something to do together, even though we don’t tell them to. [/quote]

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